That’s… not what they said, you’re putting words in their mouth

May I ask why re: your last paragraph? Genuinely curious

Maybe my job is just too easy, but all the hoops that folks jump through to get the magic oracle to do the thing takes longer than if I just Did The Thing

Comments like this are not much worth without context. Each model has wildly different perf per each language and framework, project architecture (if it can be followed up successfully). No two devs on different projects have the same experience. Even insights like "Anthropic has a lead" is a broad generalization.

Can’t give an extensive reply as I’m on mobile, but FWIW I’ve tried Claude and Codex and Copilot. We use Python and standard microservice architecture, nothing special at all.

I’ve had the most success with using one agent to write a plan document and another to follow that plan doc.

Or maybe it's too difficult? Or maybe you are just holding it wrong

The unpredictability for using things like cursor or Claude code is just a showstopper and indeed I'm not sure it has ever saved me time in the grand scheme of things

I do worry I’m holding it wrong. But also, it would make me feel better if the answer was that my job is too hard vs. too easy :-)

I think you’re perhaps too narrowly defining what a lot of groups are for. Take climbing for example, as you did - I met tons of folks while climbing, but we talked about all sorts of things. In between attempting routes it’s mostly just shooting the shit.

My point being that a lot of clubs or groups, especially in fitness, don’t have a rule against talking about other stuff. In fact, most are incredibly conducive to it.

Same. Seems to be the never ending theme of AI.

Wow, that looks cool. I’ve been wanting an excuse to learn Ruby, this might be it.

It's great, and has a very active and friendly discord.

Sanderson really writes incredible stuff. I read the entire cosmere last year and got a tattoo =)

Wow, that's a lot of reading! Cosmere is, what, 20-ish books at this point?

What was the tattoo if you don't mind sharing?

Yeah, it helps that I became obsessed =)

I got an American traditional rendition of the symbol of the Almighty with a sword through it and the Knights Radiant motto encircled

“life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination”

It’s on my forearm

That's awesome! Sounds like a cool tattoo.

And I totally relate on the obsession, I've been a big Sanderson fan for 15 years at this point and read almost everything he's ever written :)

Interested. Sending an email

I really do appreciate your willingness to live and let live. Too many people from all perspectives are missing that ability when it comes to non-critical things, and forget that they can just… not hang out with the people they disagree with.

The other comments below you seem to be willingly ignoring that you did the mature/kind thing and just wished them well and moved on, whereas a less mature person would have caused a ruckus.

Appreciate the kind response. At least someone read the entire comment before responding. :)

No problem. And FWIW, I’m what I’d consider a highly left-wing person. I only say that to give a sample that not all of us are like that. But I recognize that the loud ones get the attention.

I draw the line on live-and-let live only when the other person’s ideology poses a physical threat to me or my liberties, or those of other folks. But what you describe is how things ought to be - if you don’t feel like hanging around leftists, who the hell cares? I probably wouldn’t want to hang out in a highly conservative space, but I also don’t care if they hang out without me.

Merry Christmas!

I think that the _current_ systems are incapable of care, but that doesn’t mean systems can’t be in general.

I often think that they’re held back in large part by people who say “we can’t” rather than building a solution

It’s extremely easy to say that things could and should be better, but it’s about as useful as saying that things “can’t” be done.

The problem isn’t that nobody wants things to get better, it’s that we disagree on how to get there. This has literally always been the case.

Of course things could be better. Life could be perfect. Lacking this solution you’re hand-waving, it’s useless drivel.

I disagree that it’s as useless as saying they can’t be done, because acknowledging the possibility opens the door intellectually to think about solutions.

It’s a great way to pat yourself on the back and absolutely nothing else.